any1 upgraded their headlights??

[q45vh]

hey guys, has any1 switched out their halogen headlight bulbs for some other type??? like silverstars or nokya hyper??

I'm choosing between HIDs, HIRs, or silverstars. (which silverstars last longer?)

Links would be helpful!!

THANX!!!

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[maxnix]

Try searching on SilverStar.

The answer is yes. SS are halogen.

[StarPD]

hey guys, has any1 switched out their halogen headlight bulbs for some other type??? like silverstars or nokya hyper??

i was wondering if these nokya are like silverstarshttp://www.worldjumper.com/Pro...W.htm

THANX!!

Silverstars have been debunked as being actually less effective than stock, regardless of the fact that their light is whiter. For G50, nothing less than either standard halogens in 100/65, or better yet, 100/80 watt versions, or the new HIR bulbs will improve range and brightness.

For F50, the HIR is the only choice, but thanks to the reflector design limitations, even the HIR won'ti ncrease the range. It will only make the lmited high beam range brighter. I have them and like them, but am disappointed in the range of the F50 reflector. The F50 HID low beams are already the brightest one can get for at least, the F50, and do a great job for low beams.

Go here to get Daniel Stern Lighting info and facts about lighting:http://www.danielsternlighting.com/

[superuber]

My hid's are pretty bright. I think. Well I do get high beamed often!Or maybe it's just me.

[pito11213]

Go HID, they are so affordable now.

[StarPD]

My hid's are pretty bright. I think. Well I do get high beamed often!Or maybe it's just me.

They may be aimed too high.I like to set mine so that when I'm about 20' behind another full size car, my low beams just barely illuminate above the top of the trunk lid. That gives me fair range without blinding oncoming cars.

Depending on the year, some F50s have a manual height adjustment on the dash on the left bottom. '05s have automatic adjustment to compensate for load and can't be manually adjusted from inside the car. If you put a heavy load in the trunk or have heavy passengers in the rear seat, they automatically lower the lights to the correct level they're set at under the hood. They can both be adjusted at the lights under the hood though. For manual ones, I'd like to make the primary adjustment at the lights , under the hood a little too high, then inside the car, adjust them manually to the setting I mentioned. I like the manual control better, but on '05s, there is no choice. It's automatic only.

Yes, they sure are bright. I love them.

[Q45tech]

By far the best mod was the replacement of used pitted oem assemblies with brand new at 235,000 miles in 2002. It beat silver stars even 80 watt bulbs.5 years and 80,000 miles later I'm noticing the decline beginning again.

[maxnix]

My hid's are pretty bright. I think. Well I do get high beamed often!Or maybe it's just me.

No, it's the JDM left side kick-up blinding oncoming drivers.

[db_autotek]

I had Nokya Hyper Purple 80w in the last Q45. Worked great and looked beautiful. Couldnt say how long they wouldve lasted, RIP. But for my 92 I plan on getting the plug-and-play HID kit for the 9006 fitment. They can be found on Ebay for a hundred bucks or so with your choice of temprature K (color). Violet purple is about 12000K with a light output of about 2000lm.

Important things: consider the wattage and lumens (light output) very carefully when considering bulb choices. OEM is 55/65 watts, and 80 watts will be safe for factory wires and housings. Get higher than that and you'll need to consider aftermarket high-temp wires, and your housings could melt.

LUMENS: so many people get this mixed up. Lumens is a measurement of brightness, or lightbulb output. It has nothing to do with temperature in esence, but in practice, the higher colors (purple) have lower lm output. Now look close, OEM sylvania's show an output of 1000 lumens (horrible). The ebay kits show an output of 2 or three TIMES this output. Here's a picture I grabbed from one of the auctions and shows temperature versus Lumens.

[db_autotek]

And most of the real HID bulbs are about 35watts so use less energy to make brighter light. It's a win-win situation. And the bulbs do not get as hot so less stress on your housings.

[NOR*CAL 916]

haha i get high beamed quite often, i have generic ebay hid's. there 6000k and are freakin awesome, i love them.

[StarPD]

haha i get high beamed quite often, i have generic ebay hid's. there 6000k and are freakin awesome, i love them.

The refectors in your lamp assembly are what dictates the beam shape and pattern. More light doesn't change that. Q45s have a sharp cutoff at the top of the beam to keep from blinding oncoming traffic. If you're getting high-beamed, it's not because your lights are so bright, it's because they're aimed too high, and maybe too far to the left. They have a beam cutoff on the left too. If you blind someone and get head-on'ed, you won't say "ha-ha".

Note that if your lights are blinding oncoming traffic because they're aimed too far to the left on low beams, they're not aimed directly ahead on high beams, but too far to the left, not good for any fast driving.

That being said, I like my lights aimed correctly but a little higher than factory setting, but not so high they blind other drivers. As I mentioned, I set mine so that the top cutoff is just slightly above the top of the trunklid of a car about 25' in front of me. Not enough to hit his rear-view mirror and blind him from behind, but enough to be able to clearly see the top of his trunklid.

I strongly urge you to re-aim your headlights. If they are aimed too high, they may also not be aimed straight ahead where they're supposed to be.

Find a level dark place where you can SEE the headlight beams on a plain flat light colored wall and get the car perfectly straight to it. Look at your beam pattern, and adjust the lights so on low beam, they are even and the left cutoff is about where the centerline on the road would be, and the top cutoff is about even with the top of the headlights. You will see a lot more light on the right side of the pattern, and that's the way they're supposed to be, so you can see the right side of the road and signs well. Then when you drive in traffic, watch where the top of your beam pattern hits cars you are behind. You can fine-tune the height adjustment so the top cutoff just shows above the trunklid of a car you are about 25' behind.Make sure the beam is not blinding that driver in his rear view mirror.

With the brightness you have from your bulbs, that will give you very good lighting when driving, and will be safe, for other drivers, and for yourself.

[StarPD]

No, it's the JDM left side kick-up blinding oncoming drivers.

My comments to NOR*CAL don't apply to Q45s intended for driving on the left side of the road. Those headlight assemblies are designed to throw much of the light to the left, which happens to be directly into the eyes of oncoming drivers. Using headlight assemblies so intended may look cool, but can get you killed when some old person is blinded and hits you head on.

But that can't happen to YOU, can it?

[superuber]

Yeah, that happens all the time. Just the other day I got killed.

[db_autotek]

lmao. He's got a point though. Maybe not you, but some ppl have their lights completely mis-aimed. I just follow the FSM.. fine tune as necesarry and all will be fine. I wish every car produced came with an FSM like the Q's

[StarPD]

lmao. He's got a point though. Maybe not you, but some ppl have their lights completely mis-aimed. I just follow the FSM.. fine tune as necesarry and all will be fine. I wish every car produced came with an FSM like the Q's

Yeah, it's real funny until someone in your family is killed in a head-on collision because the other driver was blinded. I lost an Uncle and Aunt this way.

Morons who think it's funny to do stupid things that endanger innocent other motorists shouldn't be allowed to drive, just like other morons who drive drunk. Some things just aren't funny.

[db_autotek]

Your right, sorry. I almost died getting T-boned by a drunk driver.

[superuber]

Sorry to hear about your family. I didn't mean any disrespect. I actually have mine aimed low.best I can tell. Plus I don't really drive at night.

[q45vh]

so about HIDs, if the kit comes wire harness and relay, it wouldn't cause any damage to the battery nor wires?? i'm thinkn about some HIDs from mobilehid.com

[superuber]

I haven't had any problems. I run a 12000k purple bulb. Matches the paint.Looks nice at dusk. A real eye catcher!

[StarPD]

so about HIDs, if the kit comes wire harness and relay, it wouldn't cause any damage to the battery nor wires?? i'm thinkn about some HIDs from mobilehid.com

Depends on current draw and configuration of wiring.If current draw is under say, 65 watts, no addtional relays or wiring should be necessary if the kit is complete. If current draw is high however, especially over 100 watts (not likely)and the wiring kit merely uses existing wiring to POWER the lights, as opposed to triggering a relay that would power them from a good source like the starter, it's a differenty story.

You need to find out what current draw is for them, and exactly what the wiring kit consists of. Either way, it's doable, you just may have to fabricate some wiring, again, depending on current draw and the components and configuration of the supplied kit.

Some day I'll tell you about my two 425 HP Impala SS and 10 new Corvettes in a row that had almost 100,000 cp combined of jet aircraft landing lights on each of them.

[q45vh]

does the q45s have any glare problem if installing HIDs?? Is the HID kits that have a wiring harness that take energy from the battery standard or taking energy from the electrical system?? I mean is it called batter relay?? does all hid kits come wit it?
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[NOR*CAL 916]

when i got my hid kit i got my stock head lamps adjusted at infiniti since my uncle works them, i know there not pointing to high or too low or side too side etc. maybe they flash me cuz they look cool